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Stephen Crane: There was one I met upon the road

There was one I met upon the roadWho looked at me with kind eyes.He said: "Show me of your wares."And I did,Holding forth one,He said: "It is a sin."Then I held forth another.He said: "It is a sin."Then I held forth another.He said: "It is a sin."And so to the end.Always He said: "It is a sin."At last, I cried out:"But I have non other."He looked at meWith kinder eyes."Poor soul," he said.